As to Adorno's supposedly "clotted" style, this is poppycock, and all the more pernicious when addressed to an English - language public that cannot judge for itself, not always having had the benefit of the best translators.

We discovered the spot prior to our trip on an episode of Anthony Bourdain's No Reservations, and so before we even touched down in Istanbul, I was obsessed with finding my way to the kaymak clotted cream and honey.